Histopath Stains

• What is the general stain used in histopathology?

  H & E / haematoxylin and eosin
• What does the Triple Mallory stain indicate?

  Connective tissue
• What is the purpose of the Gram stain?

  Bacteria
• What does PAS / Periodic Acid Schiff stain indicate?

  Glycogen, Fungi, Basement membrane of tissue
• What does the Sudan stain indicate?

  Fat, Lipid, Phospholipid
• What is the indication for Wright’s stain?

  Blood, Bone marrow
• What does Romanowsky’s stain indicate?

  Blood, Bone marrow smear
• What is the purpose of Papanicolaou’s stain?

  Lipid, Vaginal Smear
• What does the Acid fast stain indicate?

  Mycobacteria, Acid-fast bacteria
• What is the indication for Masson’s trichrome stain?

  Connective tissue, Mast cell
• What does Congo red stain indicate?

  Amyloid
• What does Oil-red-O stain indicate?

  Lipid
• What is the indication for Toluidine blue stain?

  Mast cell granule
• What does PTAH / phosphotungstinic acid haematoxylin stain indicate?

  Fibrin, Cross-Striation of Skeletal Muscle
• What is the purpose of Safranin O stain?

  Mucin, Cartilage, Mast cell
• What is the purpose of GMS / gomori methenamine stain?

  Fungi
• What does von Kossa stain indicate?

  Calcium & Calcium Salts
• What is the indication for LFB / Luxol fast blue stain?

  Myelin / Myelin Bodies
• What does Giemsa stain indicate?

  Bone Marrow
• What is the purpose of Fontana Masson stain?

  Melanin & Argentaffin Cells
• What does Reticulum silver stain indicate?


  Reticulum Fibers
• What is the indication for VVG / Verhoeff van Gieson stain?

  Elastic Fibers
• What does Tartrazine stain indicate?

  Cytoplasm, Cartilage, Mast Cell
• What is the purpose of Prussian blue stain?

  Ferric Iron & Ferritin
• What does Osmium tetroxide stain indicate?

  Lipid
• What is the indication for Orcien stain?

  Elastic Fibers
• What does Nissl stain indicate?

  DNA & RNA
• What is the purpose of Golgi stain?

  Neuron
• What does Crysyl violet stain indicate?

  Neuron, Glial Cells
• What is the indication for Cajal stain?

  Nervous Tissue
• What does Aldehyde fuschin stain indicate?

  Beta Cells of Pancreatic Islets